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Capitol View®

Reporting on State Politics and Government

Auto bailout bill: How they voted

Here’s the roll call. In Minnesota, a majority voted against the bill: Democrats — Ellison, X; McCollum, Y; Oberstar, Y; Peterson, N; Walz, N. Republicans — Bachmann, N; Kline, N; Ramstad, Y. Update: It appears DFL Rep. Keith Ellison was absent because he has taken a pilgrimage to Mecca.
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The Daily Digest: 12-10-08

The Pi Press quotes a source saying the FBI is investigating Nasser Kazeminy, who is a friend to Norm Coleman. The paper says neither Coleman, his campaign or his office has been contacted by the FBI. The Pi Press says the number of rejected absentee ballots has grown to 171. It will likely continue to…
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The 5th pile…

To date, 125 rejected absentee ballots have been placed in the so-called 5th pile. Local elections officials at 21 different sites have sorted the ballots to date (I’m still waiting on Dakota County). They’re sorting their rejected absentee ballots to determine if any were set aside when they should not have been. The ones that…
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AP roundtable

Gov. Pawlenty and legislative leaders appeared today at a forum hosted by the Associated Press. The event is an annual gathering and allows Pawlenty, DFL House Speaker Margaret Anderson Kelliher, DFL Senator Majority Leader Larry Pogemiller, GOP House Minority Leader Marty Seifert and GOP Senate Minority Leader Dave Senjem to outline their plans for the…
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Session watch…

Gov. Pawlenty and the legislative leaders will participate in an Associated Press forum this afternoon. They will talk about the massive budget deficit and preview the upcoming legislative session. Pawlenty is set to speak from 1:30 until 2. Leaders will follow. You can watch a live webcast here. MPR’s Midday will also air some of…
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4472 to go…

Republican Norm Coleman’s campaign announced today that they’re withdrawing another 475 ballots in the recount of Minnesota’s U.S. Senate race. The move comes one day after Democrat Al Franken’s campaign announced that they were withdrawing 425 more challenges. To date, Coleman’s campaign has withdrawn 1125 ballots. Franken’s campaign has withdrawn 1058 ballots. Originally, there have…
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Craig loses appeal

AP has the story: MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Idaho Sen. Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a Minneapolis airport bathroom sex sting case. A three-judge panel of the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Tuesday rejected the Republican’s bid to toss out his disorderly conduct conviction. Craig was arrested June…
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If you’re under federal investigation…

Do you: A) Keep your head down with the hopes that the investigation goes away? B) Talk to your attorneys about working out a deal? C) Try to sell a U.S. Senate seat to the highest bidder? Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich apparently chose “C.”
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The Daily Digest: 12-9-08

A spokesman for GOP Sen. Norm Coleman says the campaign will announce that they are withdrawing more challenged ballots today. That comes one day after Democrat Al Franken pulled back 425 more ballots. Minneapolis also gave up its search for the missing ballots and there’s some controversy regarding the sorting of rejected absentee ballots. MPR,…
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